Building construction



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Patented Jan. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Application filed October 5, 1929. Serial No. 397,511.

My invention relates to improvements in building construction and material therefor wherein a yieldable covering of sheet material is applied over the framework of a buildingto form a yieldable cushion between said frame work and a surfacing of plaster, stucco, or the like, applied upon metal lath secured over said covering, whereby stresses due to expansion or contraction are absorbed withlo out stressing and cracking the surfacing material.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an improved building construction for structures designed to be surfaced with plaster, stucco, or the like.

facilitate the applying of metal lath and surfacing material.

I accomplish these and other objects by means of the improved device disclosed in the drawings forming a part of the present application wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout the specification and drawings,

and in which Fig. 1 is a broken vertical sectional view of a building structure embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a broken front elevation of a portion of a wall, portions being broken away in successive planes to disclose my improved structure and arrangement;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a section of my improved covering material and showing the manner in which adjacent sections are m mounted in abutting relation;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the section as shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5'is a broken side elevation showin the manner in which the covering is shaped to extend into a corner of a building'structure;

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail drawn upon a larger scale and taken through the plane of a spacing strip to show the manner in which mesal lath and surfacing material is applied; an

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but taken upon a plane intermediate to the spacing strips.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 is used to designate in general the frame-work of a building structure. A yieldable covering is secured upon the frame to cover the frame and form a foundation upon which surfacing material, such as plaster or stucco, may be applied. The coverlng comprises an inner sheet 2 of fibrous material, preferably, but not necessarily, of a fire-proof character such as asbestos, and an outer sheet 3 of moisture-proof fibrous material, such as building paper impregnated with asphaltum. A yieldable filler 4, preferably a corrugated sheet of fibrous material, is secured between the inner and outer sheets 2 and 3 to flexibly connect the same in spaced parallel relation.

The covering material is fabricated in sections of suitable size and are secured directly upon the framework 1 of the building to form a foundation over which plaster, stucco, or other similar surfacing material is applied in the ordinary manner. The sections are nailed lightly to the frame work with the edges of adjacent sections matching in abuttin relation.

he covering is extended into and around angles of the building frame-work by severing the inner sheet 2, as at 6, along the line of the corner, thereby permitting the outer sheet 3 and the corrugated sheet 4 to be folded to fit neatly into the corner as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the corrugated sheet being readily yieldable to permit a sharp angle to be formed in bending the outer sheet and providing a resilient yieldable cushion within the corner. At the corners, such as formed absorbed by the yieldable coverin absorbs all stresses resulting by the juncture of two walls with a ceiling, a portion of a section is cut away as shown at 7 in Fi 5 of the drawings, and the side and end 0 the section are bent to fit into the angles as above described and as indicated in dotted lines in said Fig. 5.

Metal lath 8 is then applied over the yieldable covering and surfacin material 9, such as plaster or stucco, is app ied over the lath in the ordinar manner. The flexible covering is preferably provided with spacing strips 11 formed from corrugated strips of fibrous material secured at re ular intervals upon the outer surface of the s eet 3. The metal lath 8 is secured by staples 12 or other suitable securing means driven through the flexible covering and into the frame 1 upon which the covering is secured, the corrugations of the strips 11 operating to hold the lath in spaced relation to the surface of the sheet 3 whereby the lath will be embedded in the surfacing material to reinforce and bind the same to the structure. The corrugated strips 11 are readily bendable with the sheet 3 to extend around angles of the structure. The strips 11 are secured upon the yieldable covering as said covering is fabricated, thereby providing means forming a art of the flexible covering whereby a uni orm spacing of the metal lath is obtained of all surfaces to which the covering is applied.

The moisture proof character of the outer sheet 3 of the covering precludes the absorption of moisture from the plaster or stucco :1. applied thereon and provides a smooth, firm,

surface as a foundation for the surfacing material. The corrugated sheet 4 operates as a yieldable pad-like cushion between the surfacing material and the buildin frame which from the contraction or expansion of the frame 1 or the covering. In this manner, the stresses commonly imposed upon the surfacing plaster or stucco and causing the same to be cracked are and the stressing and cracking of said sur acing material is thus avoided. By extending the covering into and around the corners of the structure, as above described, the yieldable cush- I ion formed by the corrugated sheet 4 within the angles and corners of a building absorbs the extremestresses which commonly cause the plaster or stucco to crack along the angles and corners of a building.

The corrugated sheet 4 further produces an air space between the inner and outer sheets 2 and 3, thereby affording an effective insulation for heat and cold. By forming the inner sheet of fireproof material, the

' structure is further rendered substantially fireproof, thereby further increasing the value and utility of the structure.

While I have illustrated and described only the preferred embodiment of my invention, the specific structure illustrated and described ma of course, be modified in numerous ways wit out de arting from the s irit of my invention an I desire to avai myself of all such modifications as ma fall within the scape of the appended claims.

aving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A frame covering material for building construction comprising inner and outer sheets of fibrous material; an intermediate yieldable filler secured between the inner and outer sheets to yieldably hold the same in spaced relation and to absorb stress applied upon either sheet; and relatively narrow spacin strips secured at intervals upon the outer ace of the outer sheet.

2. A frame covering material for building construction comprising inner and outer sheets of fibrous material; an intermediate yieldable filler comprising a corrugated sheet of fibrous material secured between the inner and outer sheets to ieldably hold the same in spaced relation an to absorb stress applied upon either sheet; and relatively narrow spacing strips secured in spaced parallel relation upon the outer face of the outer sheet.

3. A frame covering material for building construction comprising inner and outer sheets of fibrous material; an intermediate yieldable filler comprising a corrugated sheet of fibrous material secured between the inner and outer sheets to yieldably hold the same in spaced relation and to absorb stress applied upon either sheet; and relatively narrow strips of corrugated fibrous material secured at intervals in spaced relation upon the outer face of the outer sheet.

4. A frame covering material for building construction comprising inner and outer sheets of fibrous material; an intermediate yieldable filler comprising a corrugated sheet of fibrous material secured between the inner and outer sheets to yieldably hold the same in spaced relation and to absorb stress applied upon either sheet; and relatively narrow strips of corrugated fibrous material secured at intervals upon the outer face of the outer sheet, the corrugations being disposed transvcrsely to the strips.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my signature.

CLEVELAND A. MEISWINKEL. 

